Avoid split ends? 7 tips against hair splitting
What a hair-splitting! Since grooms and cherishes his hair, invested in an expensive hair mask, shampoo and conditioner to be punished just after the last hairdresser visit again with split ends. Of course there is now no glue that kittet split hair tips again, but some really good tips on how to avoid hair breakage and split ends.
1st tip: gentle cycle for the hair
The more it foams on the head, the better the cleaning effect? Wrong thought! Mild shampoos without sulfates and nourishing argan oil clean the hair without drying it out. A micellar shampoo removes dirt and grease very gently. And after washing, please gently squeeze wet hair in the towel, never rub dry. This only roughens the hair structure unnecessarily and promotes hair splitting. Be sure to use a conditioner after washing. It closes the opened scale layer and the lengths can be combed through super easy. Do you already know the 50/50 rule? With this method you cleanse the hair very gently and protect your mane by the way from hair splitting.
2nd tip: less styling stress
Avoid drying and styling with hair dryers, hair straighteners and the like as often as possible. The heat during blow drying and straightening strains the lengths and removes important moisture from them. The hair is drying. Let the hair dry more often in the air. The subsequent combing and brushing can also be an additional strain on the mane and lead to hair splitting. Carefully work your way up and down in batches. Pay attention to a good quality: A high quality brush or a comb of natural wood and boar bristles is much gentler to the hair. Plastic combs with seams or brushes with metal bristles can practically "slit" the hair fibers. You are still looking for the right brush? Tools for beautiful hair can be found here: Which brush can do what?
3rd tip: Cutting tips
You want healthy, long hair? Then is regular Cutting tips at the hairdresser duty! If you just let the mane grow, you have to expect hair splitting at some point and in the worst case, the split ends will grow along and can even get worse. Because the tips are the oldest part of the hair and are daily exposed to mechanical influences from the outside (brushes, combs, etc.). Hair splitting is inevitable! But even with Hair Dusting or the Calligraphy Cut from "The Cave of the Lions" you can avoid split ends in the future. Sounds good, right?
4th tip: seal split ends
Is there still a little way to go until your next hairdresser's visit? In special SOS cases there are special ones Serums and spike fluids that rejoin and seal thanks to silicones split hairbut do not fix it. Unfortunately, only the scissors will help against hair splitting.
Tip 5: Sleep on silk pillows
How to bed, so you lie? namely, especially on your hair. Whoever wears the mane openly has to reckon with a wild mess on his head, nodules and even scales. With silk or satin pillowcases, you can avoid the friction and thus hair breakage and split ends. You do not have a silk pillow at hand? No problem! A loosely braided braid is also a good alternative and protects against hair splitting!
6. Tip: extra care
Give your hair a hair mask once a week. A hair cure is twice as intense when the hair is shed for the given exposure time wrapped in a pre-heated towel or cling film, For the special care effect, you can leave the hair treatment overnight. You want to do your hair cure yourself? Here we have put together a few DIY recipes for you. For the long-term protection against hair splitting provides a keratin treatment at the hairdresser. The care boost for in between delivers hair oils such as argan oil. For this rub a few drops of oil in the palms and massage into the hair tips.
7. Tip: Split-protection from the inside
The proper care with shampoo, conditioner, hair mask and oil (argan oil) as well as a regular cut of the hair tips can avoid split ends. But also from the inside you can do a lot for healthy hair. For example with the proper diet, Who feeds permanently unhealthy or under one Vitamin and mineral deficiencies Suffers, his hair does nothing good in the long term and thus promotes hair splitting. Iron deficiency in particular is one of the most common causes of split points. But also Hormonal imbalances, stress or thyroid disorders can affect the health of your hair and lead to hair loss, split ends or brittle and dry hair.
You have oily hair, dyed hair or dry hair? Here you will find even more care tips for every hair type!
